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“An amulet that protects fliers from arrows.”
—In-game description, The Sacred Stones

The Delphi Shield (デルフィの守り Derufi no mamori, lit. Delphi's Protection) is a shield that first debuts in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. When equipped by a Flying Unit, this shield negates all Weapon effectiveness bonuses that such units are known to sustain from Wind magic and Bows.

In Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade and Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, an Arcadian villager who is encountered in Chapter 14 of the former game, reveals that the Delphi Shield is an amulet that once belonged to Delphi, the god of the skies.

In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, the Delphi Shield is replaced by the Fili Shield (フィーリの守護 Fīri no shugo, lit. Fili's Protection). The Fili Shield's functionality remains unchanged from its original iteration, neutralising the weapon effectiveness bonuses that Wind magic and Bows possess against Flying Units.

A similar item that is known as Iote's Shield appears exclusively in the Archanea Series of the Fire Emblem Series. In its original manifestation in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, Iote's Shield not just negates the weapon effectiveness bonuses that specifically work against Flying Units, but indiscriminately neutralises all weapon effectiveness bonuses appearing in the game. The shield's subsequent iterations in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem sees the omnipotent ability of the shield being lifted, instead functioning as carbon copies of the Delphi Shield.

Item Information[]

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade[]

Name Uses Worth Effect(s) / Note(s)
Delphishield Delphi Shield - 5,000 Negates the effective bonus of Aircalibur and Bows against Flying Units.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade[]

“An amulet of the god Delphi. Protects fliers from arrows.”
—In-game description
Name Uses Worth Effect(s) / Note(s)
Delphishield Delphi Shield - 10,000 Negates the effective bonus of Bows against Flying Units.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones[]

Name Uses Worth Effect(s) / Note(s)
Fili shield Fili Shield - Negates the effective bonus of Excalibur and Bows against Flying Units.

Item Locations[]

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade[]

Method Location
Steal Narcian (Ch. 16)
Inventory Trial Map: Narcian

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade[]

Method Location
Treasure Eliwood's Story: Ch. 26 - Chest
Hector's Story: Ch. 28 - Chest

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones[]

Method Location
Dropped Valter (Ch. 15)
Inventory Creature Campaign: Valter

Etymology[]

Delphi is an ancient city in Greece where, according to Greek mythology, there once lived an oracle who was known as the Pythia for Apollo, the god of prophecy. To become the god of prophecy, Apollo slew the serpent Python at Delphi.

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